POST AND TELEGRAPH INFORMATION.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 25 November 1916, Page 7

POST AND TELEGRAPH INFORMATION.

LETTERS AND LETTER CARDS. Inland, the Coo.k and certain other South Sea Islands, ljd for first 4ozs. or fraction thereof; |d for each additional 2oz. or fraction thereof. The United Kingdom and British possessions, ljd for each oz. or fraction thereof. Postcards—lnland: Single Id, reply All other places: Single ljd, reply 2|d. *** BOOKS AND PRINTED PAPERS. All places: Id. per 2oz. or fraction thereof. Magazines (registered) Each copy not exceeding Boz. Id; Every additional Boz. or fraction thereof Jd. Parcels inland 3Jd first lb, HA each additional lb. Newspapers.—Town and inland, each.

REGISTRATION. Registration insures proof of the delivery of mail-matter by placing it under the hand-to-hand check of every officer dealing with it. Registered matter should be placed in strong covers. All classes of matter may be registered; but commer cial papers, printed papers, etc., musi be so packed as to admit of easy examination. Every person who registers a let ter is entitled to a receipt for ii from the office at which it is regis cered. If a further receipt is desireo from the addressee, this will be ob<ained upon payment by of an additional fee of 2|d at the time of registration or subsequently. In the event of the loss of an inland registered letter or a registered tetter from any country with which New Zealand has a reciprocal arrangement as to indemnities the Postmas-ter-General consents, under certain conditions, to be liable to pay a sum not exceeding £2.

POSTAL NOTES. New Zealand. —The notes are issued for nine amounts, upon which poundage is charged as follows: —For notes of Is, Is 6d, 2s and 2s 6d, poundage id; 3s and ss, poundage Id; 10s, 15s, and 20s, poundage 2d. B'ritish Postal Orders.—British postal orders for fixed sums from 6d to £1 are issued for payment in the UniKingdom and some of the British possessions. The poundage is: Up. to 2s Cd, Id; to 15s, 2d; to £l, 3o\ Money' Orders (for places within Mew Zealand).—For sums not oyer. £5 the charge is 3d; £lO, 6d; £ls, 3d; £2O, Is; £25, Is 3d; £3O, Is sd; £35, Is 9d; £4O, 23. TELEGRAPH. Tariff Rates—lnland: Ordinary tele» grams, from any station to any station, for 12 words or less, including address and signature Bd, for every additional word id. Urgent telegrams. —For 12 words or less, including address and signature Is 2d, for every additional word, Id.

MAILS.

Mails close at the Taihape Post, Office as follows:—Daily (except. Sun-' days):— 5 a.m. —Utiku. Wangaaui, Mataroa, Turangarere, Hihitahi, Booth's Mill. Waiouru, Rangataua, Ohakune, Karioi. ~ ~ fp t —O'liitiT, Taoror^ 8 a.rr..—Main Trunk Soutii,

9.40 a.m.—Utiku, Ohingaiti, Maigaono ho, Hunterville, Taranaki (R.P.u.> 12.15 p.m. —Mataroa, Turangarere, mhitahi, Ohakune, Ohakune Junction, Horopito. 3.15 p.m.—Utiku, Mangawekuv, Hunterville. Marton. Marton Junction. FeUding, Palmerston North, Wanganui. 6 p.m.—Mataroa, Rangataua, Ohakune.. 7 p.m.—Main Trunk North, Raetihi. 9.45 p.m.—Auckland, Wellington. Moawhango—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday—l2.ls p.m. Rural. Kaweka. Road —Tuesday and Friday, 8.30 a.m. Ngawaka—Wednesday and Saturday, 8 a.m. Papakai Road—Daily 4.30 p.m. Raukura —Daily 7 a.m. Taoroa Road —Daily 7 a.m. Wainui (Raukura) —Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. 12.15 p.m. Winiata—Daily 7 a.m. Private Bags. P. Casey, J. G. Collins, E. Gilbert, F. ; Overton, G. A. Wheeler (Taoroa) —Daily 7 a.m. M. Morrison—Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 12.15 p.m.

POSTAGE RATE: BOOK OR PAPER; PATTERN OR SAMPLE PACKET. The inland rates for books and printled papers and for piattern and sample ! packets have been reduced to correspond with the inland parcel rates in all cases where they formerly exceeded them. The new inland rates are as follows for books and printed paper 8 Up to 2oz jd. Above 2oz. and not exceeding 4oz. Id. 4oz. „ 6oz. ljd. 6oz. „ Soz. 2d. u Boz. „ 10oz. 2£d. » 10oz. „ Hb. 3d. „ Hb. „ 21b. 4|d „ 21b „ 31b 6d. „ 31b. „ 41b. 7Jd. The inland maximum weight for books and printed papers is 4 lb. For pattern and sample packets— Up to 41b., same as for books and printed papers Above 4'b. and not exceeding 51b. 9d. ! The inland maximum weight for pattern find gampie packets is 51b. The war-tax of id per article must be added in each case. The new rates for books and printed papers were adopted on the 21st January, 1916; those for pattern and sample packets operate on the 18th February. 1916.

REGISTERED MAGAZINE: POSTAGE. FOR AUSTRALIA AND FIJI. So that the postage oi* registered magazines for Australia and Fiji will not exceed the Postal Union rate, the postage is to be altered as under: Each copy not exceeding 2oz id. Above 2oz. and not exceeding 4oz. Id. 4oz. „ Boz. ld.» Every additional 4oz. or fraction thereof, id. •An additional id. war-tax must be added in this case.

TRAIN SERVICES.

Trains leave Taihape— For North—3.29 a.m.. 6.10 a.m., 12.55 p.m., 65/ p.m., 7.31 p.m. For South—l 2.32 a.m., 6.5 a.m., 8.3": a.m.. 10.10 a.m., 3.50 p.m. Trains leave Taihape for — Auckland—3.29 a.m. and 7.31 p.m. arrival 2.55 p.m. and 6.43 a.m. Fo:<ton —6.5 a.m. and 10.10 a.m.. ** rival 1.27 p.m. and 7.2 p.m. On M"days 6.5 a.m. train does not con* ■ rf Palnerston. luaster.toa—l2.32 a.m., 8.31 a.a.

|and 10.10 a.m., arrival 9.25 a.m., 3.1 1 p.m. and 10.5 p.m. New Plymouth—lo.lo a.m., arrival 10.25 and 9.40 p.m. I Waihi —3.31 atm. and 7.31 p.m., .arrival 11.52 a.m., and 6 p.m. Wellington—Via Manuwatu, 12.32 a.nj.. 8.31 a.m., and 10.10 a.m., ar- ; rival 6.26 a.m., 2.40 p.m. and 7.8 p.m.; ' via Wairarapa 12.32 a.m., 8.31 a.m., : arriva; 4.52 p.m. and 6.44 p.m. | Wharjfeumomoua—lo.lo a.m., arriva i 9.2 u p.m. J Mor-insville—3.29 a.m. and 7.31 p.m., arrival 8.52 a.m. and 2.18 p.m. Cambridge—3.29 a.m. ana 8.31 p.ux, arrival 11.17 a.m. and 2.35 p.m. Napier—l 2.32 a.m. and 8.31 a.m.» arrival 1.56 p.m. and 6.12 p.m. Ohakune—3.29 a.m., 6.10 a.m., 12.55 p.m., 5.50 p.m., aiid 7.31 p.m., arrival 5.34 a.m., 9.30 a.m., 3.40 p.m., 5.35 p.m. and 9.41 p.m. Paeroa —3.29 a.m., and 7.31 p.rn.„ arrival 10.55 a.m., and 4.3 p.m. Palmerston North—l 2.32 a.m., 6.5 a.m., 8.31 a.m., 10.10 a.m., and 3.50 p.m., arrival 3.11 a.m., 11 a.m„ 11.18 a.m., 3.16 p.m. and 8.35 p.m. Rotorua —3.31 a.m., and 7.31 p.m., arrival 1.20 p.m., 5.40 p.m. Tauinariinui —3.31 a.m., 6.10 a.m., 12.55 p.m. and 7.31 p.m., arrival 8.4 a.m., 2.30 p.m., 8.20 p.m. and 12.8 a.m. Thames —3.31 a.m, and 7.31 p.nx. i arrival 12.10 p.m. and 5.18 p.m. ' Te Aroha—3.3l a.m. and 7.31 p.m., arilval 10 a.m. and 3.7 p.m. Wanganui—6.s a.m., 8.31 a.m., 10.10a.m., a.m., 3.50 p.m., arrival 11.15 a.m., 3.20 p.m. and 9 p.m. Waipukurau—l2.32 a.m. and 10.10 a.nr. [The "Taihape Daily Times" is the Only daily Press Association newspaper, for a distance of 180 mfletf along the Main Trunk Line Irom Marton to Hamilton!!